🇮🇹 Italian

amicizia

feminine

l' amicizia

friendship

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amicizia
/lamiˈtʃittsja/
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How do you say amicizia in Italian?

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/lamiˈtʃittsja/

How do you pronounce amicizia in Italian?

amicizia is pronounced /lamiˈtʃittsja/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La amicizia vera è rara e preziosa nella vita.

True friendship is rare and precious in life.

Un'amicizia sincera e duratura richiede fiducia reciproca.

A sincere and lasting friendship requires mutual trust.

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Why is it feminine?

Amicizia is feminine because it derives from the Latin "amicitia," which was also feminine, following the Latin first declension (-ia ending) that typically produced feminine nouns in Romance languages. The suffix "-ia/-zia" became a productive feminine marker in Italian, reinforcing its gender through both etymological inheritance and morphological pattern.

What is the Italian word for friendship?

The Italian word for friendship is l' amicizia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchamitiél'feminine

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